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Sorin Adam Matei

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Hurricane #Sandy Resources: New York City Evacuation Map in the Eventuality of Major Water Surges Produced by Hurricanes

  As Hurricane Sandy started pummeling New Jersey shore, it is worth looking again at this map, published by The New York City Office for emergency Management, which indicates what New York City are most prone to flooding. The map displays in:…

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Pictures of Manhattan and New York areas flooded by hurricane Irene

Irene landed in the New York metropolitan area with less force than expected but it still carried a punch. Various areas of the city were flooded, from Battery Park, to Hoboken and parts of Long Island. Manhattan took the hit, however, in…

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Could hurricane Irene surge flood lower Manhattan, Midtown East, Upper East Side, Battery Park, the shipyard, and Ground Zero (World Trade Center) areas? (map, kmz)

UPDATE: NYC Evacuation and Hurricane Irene Possible Landfall Map NOAA predicts that even if it remains an intensity 1 or 2, hurricane Irene might flood a good part of lower Manhattan, including Battery Park and Ground Zero (World Trade Center). The later,…